Our Lenten theme, " Joy through tears" continues to resonate with a great many people in our congregation and indeed town. I've discovered this through a number of conversations this week. Learning to give thanks for the good things in life, for the small things and for the kindness of others, is an important aspect of living and walking in the cross shaped life.
Living out the Spirit of Christ in our every day lives requires us all to appreciate the people and the...
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Tonight we begin the first of our Lenten Bible studies based around the epistle to the Phillippians. The theme I've chosen for the next few weeks is " The Cross Shaped Life" I want these evenings to be rooted in reality. However I also want them to be evenings of hope and encouragement. Evenings where people laugh a lot and share fellowship and make new friends. I also want them to be evenings when we can acknowlwdge that it is all right to feel sad, it is all...
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I wonder if you noticed the coverage in the papers yesterday about the launch of the Churhes Mutual Credit Union. A number of the newspaper articles had headlines suggesting that the Churches involved in this new venture were taking on the Wonga's of this world. The truth is this project is a long way from moving into the same market as Wonga. Indeed Credit Unions operate under completely different finanicial rules. However it is a clear strategic move by the churches...
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